Mappilli samba Rice Payasam (Bridegroom Rice)  Mappillai samba rice is a good source of iron and zinc. Iron contributes to the production of myoglobin and hemoglobin. Myoglobin and hemoglobin deliver oxygen to muscles and tissues keeping body high in energy level. It also contains pro-anthocyanins which help to reduce cholesterol and hyper glycemia  Mappillai samba rice is very healthy rice. At least we have to take this rice weekly twice or monthly twice . All age person can take this rice Because its very healthy . Mappillai Samba rice having thick skin layer so, soaking take more than normal rice we have to soak Mappillai Samba rice more than the normal rice. People often do either dosa or kanji, so i thought of trying it like payasam, since i love any dish with jaggery and coconut milk. Check out more details about Mappillai samba rice in this recipe  Mappilai Samba Rice Kanji |The Bridegroom’s Samba Rice Kanji Kavuni Arisi, Chettinad Kavuni Arisi Sweet

Mappilai Samba Rice Kanji |The Bridegroom’s Samba Rice Kanji Mappillai Samba is a native variety of rice, which is red in colour and is grown predominantly in Tamil Nadu. It’s well suited to organic farming because it requires hardly any fertilisers or pesticides. Unfortunately, along with other native varieties of rice, Mappillai Samba has disappeared from our farms and markets; instead, people are going for highly processed, nutritionally inferior white rice. Very few passionate traditional farmers still grow such rice now. In olden days, it is essential for a man to show his bravery through many traditional sports. These sports are conducted to test their physical as well as their mental strength. One such game was to lift a heavy rock called illavatta kal, in which, the newlywed bridegroom is asked to lift the rock in front of everyone to display his physical power. In order to boost the energy and power of son-in-law to lift the rock successfully, mother in law wanted

Vetti Veru Sarbath | Camel Grass  Vettiver (Camel Grass) , is a tropical, clumping-type grass grown for many uses. I purchased this plant few days ago to purify the water during summer season. Later i thought of making into sarbath. It has quite an amazing story. Vettiver is a member of the same part of the grass family as maize, sorghum, sugar cane and lemongrass. It is an ancient plant that has been grown around the world for centuries, with great benefit .  A native of India, Vetiver has had a long history. The name comes from “vettiver,” a Tamil word meaning “root that is dug up.”  NOTE : PREGNANT LADIES DON'T DRINK THIS SARBATH , IF YOU  WANT TO GET PERIODS ON TIME  CAN DRINK THIS.  Vettiver can be found in any country medicine stores (Naatu marundhu kadai). It’s a herb mentioned in Ayurvedic Texts as one of the cooling herbs, and as a great blood purifier. Its earthy woody aroma & coolant property makes Vettiver Sarbath a great drink & very ref